Nebraska & Oklahoma Sue Neighboring State Over Marijuana Legalization

[Flurry]

So Oklahoma (State I live in) and Nebraska are both about to throw a lawsuit at Colorado over the legalizing of Marijauna. This can't end well.

 

[Webster]

RE: Chit Chat Zone

So Oklahoma (State I live in) and Nebraska are both about to throw a lawsuit at Colorado over the legalizing of Marijauna. This can't end well.

Oh, this should be interesting:

(Excerpt) --Co-blogger Jonathan Adler and Vanderbilt law professor Robert Mikos have pointed out some of the flaws in the lawsuit filed by Nebraska and Oklahoma urging a federal court to invalidate marijuana legalization in neighboring Colorado. In the unlikely event that the plaintiff states prevail, they will also have set a very dangerous precedent – one that conservatives are likely to rue in other areas.

Nebraska and Oklahoma argue that Colorado’s decision to legalize marijuana under state law, in the face of continuing federal prohibition, harms neighboring states because it facilitates the flow of marijuana across their borders and may increase crime there. Liberal states with strict gun control laws raise exactly the same complaints about the flow of guns from neighboring conservative states with relatively permissive firearms laws. If Nebraska and Oklahoma can force Colorado to criminalize marijuana under state law because the federal government has done so under federal law, then Maryland can force Virginia to ban any gun sales that are restricted under federal law. Liberals have, in fact, advocated the enactment of stronger federal gun control laws for years. The same goes for conservative states that have less restrictive labor regulations or environmental regulations than neighboring states do. (Washington Post)

...now think about the above for a moment. Let's say that NE & OK succeed there and force Colorado to reverse that law...what's then to stop gun-control advocates, for instance, or anti gay-rights supporters from attempting the same thing elsewhere?

 

[Flurry]

Hasn't federal prohibition been ended now though? And there's no way Colorado is gonna cave. Especially if its making them a ton of money. As is, they'd have to repeat the same battle with the other states who already have approved of legalizing Marijauna. And exactly, what's to stop those other anti folks from trying this sort of crap? Bad enough we got that crap going on with The Interview.

 

[WHO IS SERAFIN]

They will be successful in this lawsuit. Even if our king aka the dear leader chooses to ignore laws it is still against federal law for these states to allow pot. Plus depending on who our next president is this could overnight for the states if the new president decides he is going to enforce federal law. I have mixed feeling about this. One side of me thinks states should be able to say we want to legalize pot and the federal government has no say about it. And another side of me says we do not need to legalize another dangerous drug into society when we are weak on the people who break laws under the influence of alcohol.

 

[+paradox]

They will be successful in this lawsuit. Even if our king aka the dear leader chooses to ignore laws it is still against federal law for these states to allow pot. Plus depending on who our next president is this could overnight for the states if the new president decides he is going to enforce federal law. I have mixed feeling about this. One side of me thinks states should be able to say we want to legalize pot and the federal government has no say about it. And another side of me says we do not need to legalize another dangerous drug into society when we are weak on the people who break laws under the influence of alcohol.

yeah, this story broke your brain huh?

 

[Webster]

They will be successful in this lawsuit. Even if our king aka the dear leader chooses to ignore laws it is still against federal law for these states to allow pot. Plus depending on who our next president is this could overnight for the states if the new president decides he is going to enforce federal law. I have mixed feeling about this. One side of me thinks states should be able to say we want to legalize pot and the federal government has no say about it. And another side of me says we do not need to legalize another dangerous drug into society when we are weak on the people who break laws under the influence of alcohol.

As I said in an earlier post, that's a dangerous road they're playing because if they succeed, what is to stop, for instance, Maryland from running to the High Court - no pun intended there - and demanding that Virginia tighten up its' gun laws. Or, by that rationale, what's to stop Tennessee from running to the Court and demanding that North Carolina re-establish bans on same-sex marriage?

For what its' worth, I really hope Colorado tells their neighbors to go smoke a fat blunt....

 

[WHO IS SERAFIN]

They will be successful in this lawsuit. Even if our king aka the dear leader chooses to ignore laws it is still against federal law for these states to allow pot. Plus depending on who our next president is this could overnight for the states if the new president decides he is going to enforce federal law. I have mixed feeling about this. One side of me thinks states should be able to say we want to legalize pot and the federal government has no say about it. And another side of me says we do not need to legalize another dangerous drug into society when we are weak on the people who break laws under the influence of alcohol.

As I said in an earlier post, that's a dangerous road they're playing because if they succeed, what is to stop, for instance, Maryland from running to the High Court - no pun intended there - and demanding that Virginia tighten up its' gun laws. Or, by that rationale, what's to stop Tennessee from running to the Court and demanding that North Carolina re-establish bans on same-sex marriage?

For what its' worth, I really hope Colorado tells their neighbors to go smoke a fat blunt....

Guns are allowed under the constitution and no part of our government has the right to dictate anything but freedom to have them for law abiding citizens. Where technically gay GOVERNMENT RECOGNIZED marriage is still illegal under federal law where obama has decided once again to ignore such laws. So as of right now I do not think it is a big concern when we have so many more bigger concerns to worry about.

 

[WHO IS SERAFIN]

They will be successful in this lawsuit. Even if our king aka the dear leader chooses to ignore laws it is still against federal law for these states to allow pot. Plus depending on who our next president is this could overnight for the states if the new president decides he is going to enforce federal law. I have mixed feeling about this. One side of me thinks states should be able to say we want to legalize pot and the federal government has no say about it. And another side of me says we do not need to legalize another dangerous drug into society when we are weak on the people who break laws under the influence of alcohol.

yeah, this story broke your brain huh?

It is a little twisted yes.